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General Notice: PUBLIC NOTICE: Request for Comment on DRAFT Amendments to the DBHDS Licensing Regulations (12VAC35-105) to Comply with Requirements of the U.S. Department of Justice’s Settlement Agreement with Virginia

CLOSED     Opened on 3/5/2018 and Ended on 3/16/2018

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225 comments
Comment Title Commenter
Group home definition Diana White  3/17/18  12:08 am
Protect L’arche communities Mary O’Connor  3/16/18  11:59 pm
12VAC35-105-20 Group Home Definition contradicts Risk Mgmt/Quality Improvement Objectives and ADA David Fiorillo  3/16/18  11:58 pm
Definition of Group Home Stephen Kawulicz  3/16/18  11:50 pm
L'Arche Diane Kopasz  3/16/18  11:45 pm
Proposal Must Be Re-examined George Nunez, Supporter of L'Arche Community  3/16/18  11:41 pm
Concerns regarding changes to group home definition Katie Moore/ L'Arche GWDC  3/16/18  11:39 pm
Comments - Licensing Emergency Regulations 031618 Karen Tefelski - vaACCSES  3/16/18  11:37 pm
Please adjust wording of group home legislation to allow community living options! Keira Klein Anderson  3/16/18  11:36 pm
Please remove the language "who do not live in the home" from the proposed changes. Yuko Gruber, Medical University of South Carolina  3/16/18  11:27 pm
L'Arche Communities William Rose / Presbyterian Church USA.  3/16/18  11:19 pm
People with and without disabilities should be able to live together in group homes Caroline Smith, Lumiere  3/16/18  11:19 pm
Please permit staff members or other assistants to live in group homes Jeff Collmann, PHD  3/16/18  11:15 pm
Larche community a beautiful Community of Love Debra Johnson  3/16/18  11:09 pm
Please permit staff members or other assistants to live in group homes with core members in L’ Jeff Collmann, PHD  3/16/18  11:08 pm
Please ensure that the choice to live in communities like L’Arche remains intact. Traci Downey  3/16/18  11:07 pm
Please change your proposed definition of a group house Meade Jones Hanna  3/16/18  11:06 pm
Please permit live in staff members in group homes. Videlbina Flores-Fitch  3/16/18  11:02 pm
Protect L'Arche Community Rhegan Hyypio Nunes, Our Lady Queen of Peace  3/16/18  11:02 pm
L’Arche a Community Staple Danielle Beauchamp  3/16/18  10:57 pm
Amend 12VAC35-105-20 Definition "Group Home" Remove "who do not live in the home" Caitlin Smith  3/16/18  10:57 pm
Ensure L'Arche residents can share life with assistants in the home Jamie Popernack  3/16/18  10:52 pm
Please Delete "who do not live in the house" from the Group Home definition Francoise Aubry-Kendall  3/16/18  10:51 pm
Protect the L'Arche community and keep existing model Elizabeth O'Connor  3/16/18  10:49 pm
Group homes may be staffed by those who do live in the home. Paul Fitch  3/16/18  10:49 pm
Please remove "who do not live in the home" Andre Javier Barry  3/16/18  10:49 pm
Please change verbage to allow caretakers to live with disabled. Living in community is family. Tricia Lacock  3/16/18  10:48 pm
Please remove "who do not live in the home" Melissa Aslo  3/16/18  10:45 pm
The Need for Choice in Group Homes Bonnie  3/16/18  10:44 pm
From: Michael Schaff, L'Arche GWDC Savannah Ponder / L'Arche Greater Washington D.C.  3/16/18  10:44 pm
the phrase who do not live in the home since it restricts liestyle options for individuals    3/16/18  10:42 pm
Protect The L’arche community Brandon Tieu, Mount St. Mary’s Univeristy  3/16/18  10:41 pm
draft regulations for licensing facilities and providers    3/16/18  10:40 pm
Definition of a group home Christine Hahn  3/16/18  10:39 pm
Please remove "who do not live in the home" from the proposed changes." David  3/16/18  10:37 pm
Regarding the redefinition of group home, please remove the language “who do not live in the home.” Hollye Doane  3/16/18  10:37 pm
The proposed redefinition in Rules and Regulations for Licensing Facilities and Providers (detailed ronald kendall  3/16/18  10:36 pm
Assessment in Assisted Living Facilities Annette Kane, St Mark Church, Vienna, VA  3/16/18  10:35 pm
L'Arche communities Susan Gallucci  3/16/18  10:35 pm
Rules and Regulations for Licensing Anthony T. Rivetti  3/16/18  10:35 pm
Please remove "who do not live in the home" Melissa Javier-Barry  3/16/18  10:30 pm
12VAC35-105-20. Definitions. Rebecca Grady, L’Arche GWDC Volunteer  3/16/18  10:29 pm
Amend proposal: It limits choice, reduces independence, eliminates an important lifestyle option John Cook  3/16/18  10:26 pm
Please remove "who do not live there" from the proposed changes to the amendment Cheryl Palmer  3/16/18  10:23 pm
No need for the phrase"who do not live in the home" Anders Carlson  3/16/18  10:21 pm
Remove "who do not live in the home" from group home definition Alice Felker  3/16/18  10:20 pm
Eliminate the phrase: “who do not live in the home”. Ann Young  3/16/18  10:13 pm
Remove the phrase “who do not live in the home.” Jill Baker  3/16/18  10:13 pm
Protect L'Arche--family-like homes from proposed new group home requirements Savannah Ponder / L'Arche Greater Washington D.C.  3/16/18  10:09 pm
Remove 'who do not live in the home' Eva Pflieger, L'Arche  3/16/18  10:08 pm
I do not agree with the new ammendment! Allow adults to live in the home with special needs adults. Heidi Knechtle  3/16/18  10:07 pm
Making L'Arche Program Model Illegal Gerry Laporte  3/16/18  10:07 pm
Response to Draft Regulations Sydney Didrickson  3/16/18  10:06 pm
Remove the phrase “who do not live in the home.” Walter E Grazer  3/16/18  10:05 pm
...who do not live in the home...    3/16/18  10:03 pm
Urging revision to proposed change in definition of group home Roslyn Barry  3/16/18  10:02 pm
Remove "who do not live in the home" from proposed redefinition of "group homes" Edna Tang, L'Arche-GWDC  3/16/18  10:00 pm
L'Arche Community Joseph P. Martocci, Jr. - Our Lady Queen of Peace Church  3/16/18  9:59 pm
Eliminate the phrase "who do not live in the home" Malcolm Young, PhD  3/16/18  9:58 pm
RE: Group Home Definition Thomas Treasure, L'Arche Greater Washington DC  3/16/18  9:57 pm
L’arche Community Sally Diaz-Wells  3/16/18  9:57 pm
negative law Arianarose Aragon  3/16/18  9:56 pm
Care provided by those living in a group home JENNIFER ZAMBONE  3/16/18  9:55 pm
Remove words “who do not live in the home” from the definition of Group Home Brian P. Kane, Our Lady Queen of Peace  3/16/18  9:53 pm
Please Amend the Bill Amy A Slater/ Associate to the Rector / St. Mary's Episcopal Arlington  3/16/18  9:50 pm
Keep assistants in the L'Arche Home Joseph Martocci  3/16/18  9:49 pm
L'Arche is a unique community, essential that residents and care givers live together. Donna Davis Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church  3/16/18  9:48 pm
Delete this regulation that does not permit staff to live eith LArche adults who need assistance. Ms.Heidi Knechtle  3/16/18  9:47 pm
L'Arche/group home definition Donna Davis Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church  3/16/18  9:44 pm
Remove wording "who do not live in the home;" negative impact on caregivers and their recipients. Leisa N Howard  3/16/18  9:43 pm
Remove the portion of the regulation "who do not live in the home", it is so counter-productive.    3/16/18  9:34 pm
Please allow staff to continue to live in group homes! CYNTHIA HART  3/16/18  9:32 pm
DBHDS Licensing Regulations    3/16/18  9:29 pm
Please remove "who do not live in the home" from the proposed definition Meredith Gursky  3/16/18  9:29 pm
L’Arche GWDC Necolle Eimas  3/16/18  9:28 pm
L’Arche Michael Rogers  3/16/18  9:27 pm
Staff should be able to live in group home. Ann Penny, L'Arche Metro Richmond, Inc.  3/16/18  9:24 pm
Remove language prohibiting live-in caregivers Marie T Campbell  3/16/18  9:24 pm
Please remove the ‘who do not live in the home’ from the proposed changes Laura DeMaria  3/16/18  9:20 pm
L'Arche--Keep allowing disability-sufferers & helpers to live together. This is essential Charles Moran / Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church  3/16/18  9:18 pm
allow support staff to live in a group home    3/16/18  9:18 pm
Protect LArche Leah Irby, Methodist Church  3/16/18  9:17 pm
Do not require assistants to live outside the home CYNTHIA HART  3/16/18  9:16 pm
This is adverse John O’Connor  3/16/18  9:10 pm
Proposed changes Mark Russell  3/16/18  9:10 pm
Please edit wording Christopher Miller  3/16/18  9:00 pm
Do not require assistants to live outside Eric Sah, University of Notre Dame  3/16/18  8:57 pm
Definition of group home Beth Bartel  3/16/18  8:56 pm
Please remove the phrase "who do not live in the home" Nathan Grimley  3/16/18  8:56 pm
L'Arche is a chosen 'family' of community Michael Mackenzie  3/16/18  8:56 pm
Group home definition Kathryn Hurley  3/16/18  8:55 pm
Please remove "who do not live in the home" from the proposed change Jonathan Nisly  3/16/18  8:54 pm
Please remove the ‘who do not live in the home’ from the proposed changes. Jenny Heipp  3/16/18  8:53 pm
Update please. Vincent Bush  3/16/18  8:52 pm
Definition of Group Home Margie Clark  3/16/18  8:51 pm
Please remove the ‘who do not live in the home’ from the proposed changes. Stephen Rouse, L'Arche GWDC supporter  3/16/18  8:51 pm
Please remove the words "who do not live there" from group home definition. Curt Campbell  3/16/18  8:51 pm
Please remove "who do not live there" from the proposed changes to the amendment. Tobi Rouse  3/16/18  8:50 pm
Living with People with Disabilities is how I came to see the world differently Maryanne Henderson L’Arche DC  3/16/18  8:44 pm
Please remove the ‘who do not live in the home’ from the proposed changes. Kate Erickson  3/16/18  8:43 pm
Please remove "who do not live in the home" from the proposed changes. Brooke Lack, L'Arche GWDC  3/16/18  8:40 pm
L'Arche communities Janet Rife  3/16/18  8:38 pm
Remove “who do not live there” from group home definition Tory Grimley  3/16/18  8:38 pm
Definition of group home Alison Gillmeister  3/16/18  8:37 pm
Please remove the phrase “who do not live in the home” Anna Robinson  3/16/18  8:36 pm
Live-in care-givers provide the enduring, authentic relationship which cause people with disabilitie L'Arche Greater Washington DC  3/16/18  8:35 pm
Please remove "who do not live in the home" from the proposed wording.    3/16/18  8:34 pm
L'Arche Home Life - Please remove the words “people who do not live there” from the proposed regulat Janet Jacewicz  3/16/18  8:28 pm
Do Not Require Group Home Assistants to Live Elsewhere Virginia Gerbasi / St. John's Church, Georgetown  3/16/18  8:28 pm
New group home definition Michael Borchert / Research College of Nursing  3/16/18  8:20 pm
Remove "by persons in direct care positions who do not live in the home." Heather Wray / Leesburg United Methodist Church  3/16/18  8:20 pm
Please change the wording Ariell Heacox, L’arche supporter  3/16/18  8:16 pm
Live-In care givers are able to provide better care Angie Harder  3/16/18  8:15 pm
"Group Home" Definition: LIVE-IN STAFF should be ALLOWED Amber McPherson, sister of an adult with ID  3/16/18  8:14 pm
Change the wording of "Group Home" Definition Mary Harvey / L'Arche GWDC  3/16/18  8:13 pm
Change to the definition of group home Anna Downey  3/16/18  8:13 pm
Intentional Community is NOT a Group Home! Robert Jacobs, L’Arche-Greater Washington DC  3/16/18  8:10 pm
DEPARTMENT OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENTAL SE W Bruce Krebs  3/16/18  8:09 pm
Delete the phrase, "who do not live in the home." Lauren Palmer / L'Arche  3/16/18  8:07 pm
Please be aware of the impact of changes Barbara Ryan  3/16/18  8:06 pm
Please remove "who do not live in the home" from the proposed changes. Elise Cleva, Supporter of L'Arche GWDC  3/16/18  8:05 pm
I like to live with my friends LAURiE PIPPENGER / L'ARCHE  3/16/18  8:05 pm
L'ARCHE Arlington    3/16/18  8:03 pm
Group homes Walter Hylton  3/16/18  8:03 pm
I like to live with my friends Charles Clark / L'Arche Representative of the USA  3/16/18  8:00 pm
Rules & Regs for Licensing Facilities & Providers under the Dept. of Behavioral Health & Devptal Svc Neota Hall, self  3/16/18  7:57 pm
Changed definition of group home- negative impacts Kara Downey / Temple University  3/16/18  7:54 pm
Definition of group home Rosanna Esposito  3/16/18  7:53 pm
L'Archie Community is FAMILY. Debbie Doyle  3/16/18  7:52 pm
Please delete the phrase, “who do not live in the home.” Charles Clark / L'Arche Representative of the USA  3/16/18  7:51 pm
Please remove language prohibiting live-in care givers Victoria Greenfield  3/16/18  7:51 pm
DBHDS 2018.03.05. DRAFT AMENDMENTS RE: SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT COMPLI James Bodner  3/16/18  7:50 pm
Updated definition of “Group home” Sandra Kerner / St. Luke’s Episcopal Church  3/16/18  7:47 pm
L'Arche Assistants (staff members) to live in houses with people with disabilities Piano On The Run, Head of Family of L'Arche Resident  3/16/18  7:45 pm
L'ARCHE: A Community Treasure    3/16/18  7:44 pm
A critical setback for L’Arche homes Mary Beth Keaney, Ignatian Volunteer Corps  3/16/18  7:43 pm
L'ARCHE: A Community    3/16/18  7:42 pm
Staff should be able to live in group homes. Sue Cromer, St. Mary's Episcopal Church  3/16/18  7:41 pm
Group home law Cathy Ellis  3/16/18  7:39 pm
Root Cause Analysis La Voyce Reid, ARL CSB  3/16/18  7:34 pm
I Vote against this change Charles Clark / L'Arche Representative of the USA  3/16/18  7:32 pm
The Department should not change the current definition of group Home without a clear basis. Nicholas Krafft, Student, New York University School of Law  3/16/18  7:27 pm
Staff living in group homes- LArche GWDC Michelle Bornhoft, L’Arche  3/16/18  7:26 pm
Group homes Patricia A. Seiler  3/16/18  7:23 pm
Please allow staff to live in group homes; it's truly important! Caroline Garnet McGraw  3/16/18  7:23 pm
Please allow staff to live in the home, remove the phrase "who do not live in the home" Maggie Downey  3/16/18  7:20 pm
The redefinition of “group Home” living arrangements Paula DeRoy  3/16/18  7:20 pm
Please allow staff to live in group homes Malcolm Cosgrove-Davies  3/16/18  7:17 pm
Please remove the phrase "who do not live in the home" Marie Cosgrove-Davies  3/16/18  7:13 pm
Definition of a Group Home La Voyce Reid  3/16/18  7:10 pm
Proposed Change MUST STOP - Ch 105 Rules and Regulations for Licensing Facilities and Providers Patrick Moore, Teacher and Virginia Resident  3/16/18  7:07 pm
Requiring direct care persons to shuffle in and out on hourly shifts turns Group Home into Hospital John Knechtle  3/16/18  7:07 pm
Staff should be able to live in group homes Lisa Cosgrove-Davies  3/16/18  7:07 pm
Please allow assistants to live in the homes of those receiving care. Jennifer Coffey  3/16/18  7:05 pm
Remove the restriction on live-in assistants in group homes. Connie Church  3/16/18  7:00 pm
Staff should be able to live in the home Vasu Abhiraman  3/16/18  6:47 pm
New regs affecting Larch group homes. Mary Colby  3/16/18  6:41 pm
exception or accommodation for GWDC L’Arche Dyan Dobbyn Donaldson  3/16/18  6:41 pm
Protect L’Arche Stephanie Niedringhaus, paent  3/16/18  6:37 pm
Change in definition to group home Mary Anne Cummins  3/16/18  6:37 pm
Group homes Gail Hadley-Goggin  3/16/18  6:32 pm
Please remove the language "who do not live in the home" from the proposed changes. Paul F Cataldo / L’Arche  3/16/18  6:29 pm
definition of group home Joan DeCoste  3/16/18  6:25 pm
Definition of a Group Home David M Orr  3/16/18  6:24 pm
L'Arche GWDC needs special consideration Steve Longenecker, Parent  3/16/18  6:22 pm
Please remove the language "who do not live in the home" from the proposed changes. Sarah Moore / L'Arche Greater Washington DC  3/16/18  6:11 pm
Definition of a Group Home Joi Langevoort  3/16/18  6:08 pm
Provision for live-in assistants in group homes Robert Biemesderfer  3/16/18  6:08 pm
Redefinition of Group Home- 12VAC35-105-20. Definitions. Verleah Kosloske  3/16/18  6:06 pm
Proposed redefinition of Group Home - do not require that caretakers live elsewhere Sarah Shoenfeld  3/16/18  6:05 pm
Please delete the phrase, “who do not live in the home.” Melissa Miller  3/16/18  6:04 pm
Staff living in the home is a good idea Don Kelly  3/16/18  6:02 pm
Definition of a Group Home Joan Coolidge  3/16/18  5:58 pm
Harmful regulation change David Hilfiker  3/16/18  5:55 pm
Comments on ISP Jan Longman, Arlington County DHS  3/16/18  5:48 pm
Comments on Criminal Background Checks and Registry Searches Jan Longman, Arlington County DHS  3/16/18  5:42 pm
Definition of Group Home Jonathan Kruschwitz / Gayton Road Christian Church  3/16/18  5:40 pm
Comments of Definitions Jan Longman, Arlington County DHS  3/16/18  5:30 pm
Redefinition of Group Home- 12VAC35-105-20. Definitions. Luke Smith / L'Arche- GWDC  3/16/18  5:23 pm
Response to PUBLIC NOTICE: Request for Comment on DRAFT Amendments to the DBHDS Licensing Regulation Melanie Bond, Hampton-Newport News Community Services Board  3/16/18  5:08 pm
HHF's comments - DBHDS Draft Amendments to 12VAC35-105 Kim Black, Hope House Foundation  3/16/18  5:01 pm
Definition of Group Home    3/16/18  4:51 pm
12VAC35-105-400 Criminal Background Checks Registry Searches Molly Beall, Pleasant View Inc  3/16/18  4:41 pm
ER 12 VAC 35-105 Stephanie Biller, Pleasant View, Inc.  3/16/18  4:34 pm
Amendments to DBHDS Licensing Regulations Daniel Hurley  3/16/18  4:22 pm
DBHDS Amendments to Licensing Regulations Karen Smith - The Arc of Greater Prince William/INSIGHT, Inc.  3/16/18  4:16 pm
Public Comments for ICT, PACT,and Peer Recovery Specialist Definitions Phil Caldwell, Alexandria Community Services Board  3/16/18  4:12 pm
Serious Incident Definition and Levels Clarification Sean McGinnis, Hartwood Foundation, Inc.  3/16/18  4:08 pm
DRAFT Changes to Licensing Regulations Andrea Meres  3/16/18  3:48 pm
Comments on Draft amendments to licensing regulations Jan Donovan, Northwestern CSB  3/16/18  3:46 pm
Comments on Draft Amendments G.L. Pulliam  3/16/18  3:43 pm
comment Shane Ashby, Director of Developmental Services Mt. Rogers CSB  3/16/18  3:37 pm
Add'l comment to draft amendment Kathy Nelson, HRCSB  3/16/18  2:57 pm
Amendments to DBHDS Licensing Regulations John Weatherspoon, Virginia Sponsored Residential Provider Group  3/16/18  2:54 pm
Draft Amendment to the DBHDS Licensing Regulations Kathy Nelson, HRCSB  3/16/18  2:46 pm
Comments on Proposed Emergency Regulations Nancy Hopkins-Garriss, Pleasant View, Inc.  3/16/18  2:33 pm
Comments on the Draft Amendments Rappahannock Rapidan Community Services  3/16/18  2:32 pm
DBHDS Licensing Regulations (12VAC35-105) L'Arche Metro Richmond  3/16/18  2:16 pm
Proposed Revisions to Licensing Regulations Anna Csaky-Chase, Mount Rogers Community Services Board  3/16/18  2:06 pm
Licensing Draft Questions Mount Rogers Community Services Board  3/16/18  1:34 pm
Draft Amendments to Licensing regulations Mark Seymour  3/16/18  1:06 pm
Request to consider having a QIDP/QDDP-Eligible Tina Martina, Valley CSB  3/16/18  12:49 pm
PACT Comments Christopher Burch - Horizon Behavioral Health  3/16/18  12:47 pm
DBHDS Chapter 105 Draft Regulations Comments Susan Keenan, Community Living Alternatives  3/16/18  12:04 pm
Proposed Revisions to Licensing Regulations Christopher Burch - Horizon Behavioral Health  3/16/18  11:57 am
RE: Group Home Definition Eva-Elizabeth Chisholm  3/16/18  11:49 am
ER "group home" definition    3/16/18  11:47 am
Comments on DRAFT amendments to 12VAC35-105 to comply iwth DOJ Elisabeth Poe  3/16/18  11:25 am
Background checks Tamra Puffenbarger  3/16/18  11:22 am
Group home definition J. Humphreys FHRS  3/16/18  10:35 am
Request for comments on proposed regulations Valley Community Services Board  3/16/18  10:31 am
VACSB Comments on 12 VAC35-105 Jennifer Faison, Virginia Association of Community Services Boards  3/16/18  9:55 am
Back ground checks and QDDP Nickie Wheeler / NWCSB  3/16/18  7:32 am
Comments on Draft Amendments to Licensing Regulations Carlinda Kleck, Loudoun County Dept. of MHSADS  3/16/18  6:40 am
Comments from VABA Christy Evanko, Virginia Association for Behavior Analysis  3/15/18  11:18 pm
Group Home Definition Wall Residences, Inc.  3/15/18  5:13 pm
Public Comment to Draft Amendments C 105 Rules and Regulations for Licensing Facilities and Provider Martha Maltais, Region Ten CSB  3/15/18  5:07 pm
Definitions / QMHPs Joshua Savage, Cumberland Mountain CSB  3/15/18  2:46 pm
Comments/ proposed regulations Jane Yaun / Rappahannock Area Community Services Board  3/15/18  11:33 am
Concerns- Definition of Missing and other issues Peggy Cook, Licesned Professional Counselor  3/15/18  9:25 am
Admendment Additions Deborah E. Mapp  3/14/18  12:38 pm
dLCV Public Comment disAbility Law Center of Virginia  3/14/18  8:38 am
Draft Regs Response John Humphreys Fair Haven Residential Services  3/13/18  3:37 pm
Comments on DRAFT Amendments to 12VAC35-105 to comply with DOJ Jennifer G Fidura, VNPP, Inc.  3/12/18  4:44 pm
Ammendments DBHDS Licensing Regulations 12VAC35-105 Sally Carroll  3/12/18  2:30 pm


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